Introduction

• Identify or explain examples of risk management fundamentals and the basic tenets of security.

Disasters often strike when we least expect them. One of the most important responsibilities of security practitioners is to ensure that their organizations are not caught unprepared in the face of an emergency. This chapter discusses the fundamentals of disaster recovery planning. You learn about the various tools and techniques disaster recovery professionals utilize to safeguard their networks. Specifically, we examine two types of disaster plans—the business continuity plan and the disaster recovery plan.